William lines up against the blues

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Tackling Mental Health With the Duke of Cambridge

This film focuses on men’s mental health through the prism of football, with access to the Duke of Cambridge over the course of a year.

We’re with William as he meets players, fans and managers from grassroots to the elite as part of his efforts to start the biggest ever conversation on mental health, through football.

The film will also tell the stories of men from across the country who have been affected by, or are experiencing mental health issues. The men come from all walks of life, from former England goalkeeper

Joe Hart, who has been forced to cope with a very public decline in his career and is now struggling to get into the first team at Burnley, to a group of bereaved fathers who use their local football team as a support network and safe space to talk.

Former Premier League footballer Marvin Sordell opens up about his struggles with depression and Aston Villa centre back and England defender Tyrone Mings talks about the pressures of living and performing in the public eye.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard opens up to the Duke about how as a player he was “stuck in the stone age” when it came to mental health.

The programme will build on the conversation started in the BBC One film from 2019, A Royal Team Talk, where William met with well-known faces from football for a candid conversation about the importance of men’s mental health and mental fitness.